What do you do to get eyes on your work?

[Erozetta]

On a few erotica subs. If you haven't had DMs full of dick pics and increasingly angry demands for reciprocity, you're doing better than me

Oh, no, I totally have, just not recently. Seems like it's been cleaned up in the past year. When I first joined a few years ago it was real bad. Still some good people among the desperate, but mostly "Oh... you're *actually* a woman writing porn... I thought they were all guys. Here's my crooked half-floppy dick that you didn't ask for but I'm real damn proud of for non-visible reasons." Worst one was a dick that had been... You know what, I'm not going to inflict that mental image on anyone considering I threw up after seeing it.

The death threats came later, which is funny because just before I got those, I also got a PM from someone telling me my writing was good enough for here and I should join and submit stuff here instead. I nuked my account and switched to here. Death threats are highly motivating for a venue change.

 

[FifthEstate]

I know this is old school, but I log every email I get from readers who reach out into an excel database and sort them by category type. I have 275 contacts. I send a blind copy email to everyone in those categories the night before my new stories publish.

Some would suggest it’s redundant with those who follow me, but I’ve learned about half of them aren’t even Lit members.

It helps create a quick jumpstart with my most loyal readers.

 

[LessThanAWord]

I know this is old school, but I log every email I get from readers who reach out into an excel database and sort them by category type. I have 275 contacts. I send a blind copy email to everyone in those categories the night before my new stories publish.

Some would suggest it’s redundant with those who follow me, but I’ve learned about half of them aren’t even Lit members.

It helps create a quick jumpstart with my most loyal readers.

GDPR notwithstanding, I'm into this. I might post a profile update asking readers to tell me if they want to be added to a list.

 

[FifthEstate]

GDPR notwithstanding, I'm into this. I might post a profile update asking readers to tell me if they want to be added to a list.

Another thing you can do is send a thank you PM to members who follow or favorite your stories and make sure to include your email. If they respond back you’ll now have their email address and you can ask if they would like to be on your distribution list. In truth you might hear back from 10-20%, but it only takes a minute and what do you have to lose? I’ve rarely had one tell me they don’t want to be on the list. I only use it to promote new stories so I don’t inundate their inbox (especially at the pace I’ve been publishing lately ).

 

[maryglo]

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[Bassytian]

I have wondered this myself, all I really know to do is post more chapters/stories that I advertise on the "New Story Advertisements" forum and enter contests which I've only done once and I plan to enter the upcoming Halloween one.

My main series isn't strictly erotic. Yeah, there are sex scenes but my non-erotic chapters seem to do just as well, or better in some cases, as my erotic ones.

 

[THBGato]

Has anyone ever been tempted to reach of to specific readers directly, saying "based on the stories you've commented on, I think you'd quite like mine"?

There's a couple of regular readers in Lesbian Sex who I'm sure would like mine based on the type of stories they leave glowing comments on and who they follow. Is it just too big-headed/needy to message them directly?

 

[Naughtylit81]

I do the following:

1. Make sure I use all 10 tag spots when posting a new story to ensure it shows up and persists in tag based searches

2. Keep my forum signature updated with latest posts so there is advertising whenever I post

3. Post a link on the literotica and other appropriate subreddits. I tend to include the first scene of the story as a preview to whet the readers appetite. If it is not chapter 1 of a series or a stand alone I also provide a link to chapter 1.

4. I come post in the forums in the right places telling people that I have posted something new.

5. I will include a preview of the next story in my work queue at the end to get readers excited for the next story coming in 6-8 weeks in hopes it drives them to go check out the earlier chaptersnof that series as well.

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

I publish it here and take a trip to New Orleans to get drunk on rum and meet with a voodoo witch. We sacrifice three chickens and a goat and have a barbeque. Don't know if it works, but I eat well for a day while I recover from a rum drunk.